SURVEYS

New Delhi: Most of the employers within five minutes of an interview can figure out if a candidate is fit for the job and majority of them consider failing to make eye contact as the biggest body language mistake made by the applicant, says a survey.
According to the survey...

New Delhi: India's food subsidy regime needs to be overhauled with direct cash transfers to rein in losses in the public distribution of dietary staples to the poor, the Economic Survey said on Friday.
The Economic Survey, the basis for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's 2015/16 budget on Saturday, said reform of...

New Delhi: The survey prepared by the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian on the state of Indian economy was released ahead of Saturday's Union Budget announcement for 2015/16 fiscal year that begins on April 1.
Centre forecast GDP growth of over 8 per cent (y/y) in the 2015/16 fiscal...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tables the Economic Survey for FY 2014-15 ahead of the Union Budget. A growth rate of over 8 per cent is expected for the coming year. According to an Economic Survey the growth in 2014-15 is largely driven by domestic demand.
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New Delhi: Economic Survey 2014-15, tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on Friday, pegs a growth rate of over 8 per cent for the next financial year while inflation has declined by over 6 percentage points since late 2013.
"There is scope for big bang reforms now," said Jaitley...

Agra: Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma paid a surprise visit to the Taj Mahal on Tuesday evening, to look into the issues ailing the structure, following a directive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was accompanied by union minister of state for human resource development Ram Shankar Katheria and local tourism...

Mumbai: When it comes to snacking, most foodies here prefer them to be vegetarian, says a study.
As many as 69.66 percent of Mumbai people prefer vegetarian snacks, with only 13 percent choosing non-vegetarian snacks, said a survey conducted by corporate quick service restaurant chain Jumboking.
The survey, conducted on around 315...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will present its second General Budget on February 28 while the Economic Survey will be out a day earlier on February 27. The Railway Budget will be unveiled on February 26, four days after the start of Parliament's Budget Session.
The session will start...

Davos: Moving up the ranks, India has emerged as the second most trusting country in the world in terms of faith reposed on its institutions even as globally trust levels have fallen, says a survey.
As the world's rich and powerful gather in the Swiss resort of Davos, a study...

Manila: A strong earthquake shook parts of the southern and central Philippines on Monday, frightening people but causing no serious damage or injuries, officials said.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured magnitude 6.1 and struck at a depth of 38 kilometres. Government seismologist Jane Punongbayan said it was...

New Delhi: India's birth rate declined by 0.2 points with Kerala registering the lowest in 2013, according latest official data. "The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) at the national level during 2013 stands at 21.4, a decline of 0.2 points over 2012. "The maximum CBR has been reported in Bihar (27.6)...

New Delhi: More than 50 per cent of the families engaged in farm activities were indebted in 2012-13 crop year (July-June), a survey said.
"About 52 per cent of the agricultural households in the country were estimated to be indebted. Among the major states, Andhra Pradesh had the highest share...

Dehradun: Survey of India on Saturday filed a complaint with police against Google maps for alleged wrong depiction of India's international boundaries.
Dalanwala Police station in charge Anil Kumar Joshi said that the Survey of India, in its complaint, said that Google maps is depicting India's international boundaries in a "wrong"...

Beijing: Jack Ma, the founder of China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba, has been ranked as Asia's richest person by a Bloomberg survey published on Friday.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 50-year-old Ma, with a net worth of $28.6 billion, surpassed Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong property and ports tycoon,...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday gave a green signal to the states anti-corruption bureau to conduct an open enquiry against former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam.
The Maharashtra Irrigation scam was a government scam which...

New Delhi: If one goes by a survey, most single Indians can't do without their mobile phones.
The survey, by online matrimony platform www.shaadi.com, was conducted on a total of 6,500 respondents in the age group of 23 to 35 years, to understand how crucial a mobile phone is for unmarried...

New Delhi: Mumbai has emerged as the favourite Indian city, while the national capital secured the second position, according to a survey conducted by a travel magazine.
Conde Nast Traveller India conferred the 'Favourite Indian City' title to Mumbai after a year long survey among its readers and awarded the...

Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has demanded that the Taj Mahal be handed over to the Waqf Board. The Taj Mahal is currently managed by the Archaeological Survey of India. Azam Khan says the Centre will be doing an injustice to the Muslim community if the Taj is not handed...

Cuttack: A large number of institutions here having more than 10 employees are not aware of the laws protecting women at workforce, according to a recent study by a social organisation.
About 30 per cent heads of offices both in organised and unorganised sectors are not aware of the Visakha Guidelines-1997...

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A terror tree established from the interrogation of wives of the two terror operatives involved in the Burdwan bomb blast reveal that the Jamat terrorists in 2007 came to India after the terror outfit was banned in Bangladeh in 2005.
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Thomson Reuters foundation YouGov. survey has brought out a report citing the most unsafe cities for women. A survey that looked at harassment on public transports stated Delhi to be the fourth worst affected.
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New Delhi: The trend of consumers staying with a company on account of good service experience is picking up in India, says a survey. Also, out of 10 Indian consumers 7 have used social media for customer service response, the study said.
"Businesses in India can reap the most rewards...

New Delhi: Highlighting huge talent gap, a survey has revealed that a significant percentage of students from top business schools in India score below the industry standards in terms of sales acumen and customer focus.
The study revealed that 35 per cent of students in...